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Astronomical
realism
challenges the
artist to
depict reality
— not as it is
expected or as
artists would
like it to be,
but as it
actually exists.
MICHAEL LENTZ
DAVINCI on Venus
Digital
NASA’s round DAVINCI probe sits on the surface of Venus, its mission of
sampling the planet’s clouds from top to bottom complete. DAVINCI is currently
under development for launch in 2029. Its descent will mark the first U.S. mission
in four decades to enter the atmosphere of Earth’s sister planet.